Fashion Trend Report 9 of 10: 5 Ways to Accessorize Sheer Attire

December 24, 2013byJennifer Heebner

Spring ready-to-wear shows in four key cities—New York, London, Milan, and Paris—took place in September, resulting in a fresh crop of clothing trends. Jewelers need to take note in order to stock cases with the right pieces to complement the necklines and silhouettes of the season. Sheer fashions were among the spring 2014 clothing trends outlined in Fashion Trend Report: 10 Spring 2014 Clothing Trends Jewelers Must Know; here are five ways to adorn some of those sheer frocks.

Sheers

We saw sheers last spring, and they’re back (albeit in a smaller display). Monique Lhuillier, Burberry Prorsum, and others offered pieces with floral effects on see-through fabric. Accessorize sheers with clear stones like rock crystal that allow a peek of skin, a metal-intense statement piece that will serve as contrast and not catch clothes, or earrings that sit far away from complicated fabrics.

1. Dress sheer fashions in quartz, a material that permits a peek of skin through the stone.